Crime Dashboard - Lake Wendouree
Victoria • Suburb • 2022-24
Crime summary
Crime rank by crime type
Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Crime statistics summary
Crime | Count | Rate1 | Percentile2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 17 | 1,540 | 92 |
| motor vehicle | 63 | 2,607 | 95 |
| violent | 9 | 913 | 15 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Surrounding areas
Crime trends
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Period comparisons
Crime | 2022-241 | 2020-221 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,540 | 1,064 | 44.8% |
| motor vehicle | 2,607 | 3,205 | -18.7% |
| violent | 913 | 1,501 | -39.2% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 44.8% to 1,540 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 18.7% to 2,607 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 39.2% to 913 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Area comparisons
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Comparative statistics
Crime | Lake Wendouree1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,540 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,607 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 913 | 2,865 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Lake Wendouree was 113.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 108.6% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lake Wendouree.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lake Wendouree was 136.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 151.5% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lake Wendouree.
- the rate of violent crime in Lake Wendouree was 68.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 67.7% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lake Wendouree.